The hard drive says Firewire 400 and 800 yet I only see Firewire 800 plugs on the back, how will it work with my Firewire 400 port 1394 on a laptop?
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I don't know - I stopped using this drive due to unreliable communication with the host computer. I never got the Firewire to work, and the USB often requires many attempts before the drive connects.
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G-Tech includes the hard to find Firewire 400 to 800 adapter. I use it everyday with my "old school" Firestudio interface and it works great, I have never had any trouble with it. Hope that helps.
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Sorry, I cannot answer your technical question. Perhaps you could access the G-Technology G-Drive website. It may provide the specifications, technical information and applications for your external hard drive.
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I have a MacBook Pro from about 2011. I'm not sure what kind of FireWire port I have (4, 6, or 9 Pin). If the supplied 6 pin firewire cable will not work, I'm assuming I'll have to buy the correct pin FireWire cable but how do I know which one I need? Thanks
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USB 3 is faster than FireWire. I use the drive for Pro Tools audio recording and it has never given me any problems.
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Yes, use the usb3 port on the drive left of the firewire portshttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154548
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It won't work that way and might cause damage to both pieces of equipment. You need a firewire to USB cable or adapter. Firewire and USB are two different standards/technologies.
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Hello Gabriel, wow: I have the same issue: a MacMini (MA206LL/A) which has sporadically non-functioning USB ports. But the firewire 400 port works fine, so I figured there had to be a Firewire-->USB converter. But I haven't been able to find any well-reviewed adapters or converters; most products (e.g. direct from China for 40 cents) seem to just offer physical connections but don't modulate the voltages or signals.Anyone else have any ideas, since this Belkin doesn't cut it?
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I have the 256 model, same drive. I use it as a bootable backup drive. It works. It's a little sluggish compared to a firewire connection.
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There is another enclosure by Acomdata specifically for PATA drives. It only supports USB2.0 connections, not Firewire.
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The WD My Book Studio 2 TB Firewire 800, has a firewire port and a usb port, if your mack does not have a firewire port it will connect through the usb port although at a slower speed than if it did at the firewire connection.
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The page says "Macally 2.5-Inch SATA to Firewire 800 and USB3.0 SuperSpeed Hard Disk Drive Enclosure." Thunderbolt is a completely different protocol than Firewire or USB3, however, most Thunderbolt hubs do have USB3 ports, which work at very high speeds even on older Thunderbolt Macs that have only USB2 ports. However, from my experience with Thunderbolt hubs, one cannot boot through those USB3 ports, as the Mac doesn't seem to recognize OS's through the hub.
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You need a WD hard drive that has a firewire jack and then a firewire cable that has the correct pin number for your WD hard drive.
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There are two different models. Mine came with just the USB 3.0 port and cable, but there is another OWC model that has both USB 3.0 & Firewire ports. It does cost more than this unit. Check the MFG's website for more details.
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No, this drive enclosure does not convert from USB 3 to Firewire. It either operates as USB or Firewire. When using Firewire, it provides a pass thru port to daisy chain other Firewire devices.
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Well you have one part that makes it faster... the fact it's an SSD. Firewire 400 is slower than USB2 but USB2 is not faster than 800. So if you're going from an FW800 device, to a FW400 port, you're still only going to get FW400 speed, which is fine because you'll be getting the FULL 400 worth of speed because the read/write of the drive is faster than the pipe the data is traveling through. --- So yes, to sum it all up, you can attach the firewire 800 SSD and have great speed.
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It does have a FireWire port but I think it is only 400. Could be wrong; haven't used it yet. IIRC the 800 uses a more rectangular connector.
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No you can not connect firewire to any sort USB ports. Fire wire and Usb are two different dinosaurs. Fire wire sends a signal kinda like this [-------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------] where usb sends signals like this [---] [---] [---] [---] While there are some supposed USB to PCMCIA or even Express Card adapters on the market. You can not use a Firewire card in such adaptor, because the same signal issues. You have a USB BUS and also a PCI bus that interface with an Express Card slot or PCMCIA slot. Firewire HAS to interface with the PCI aspect of it. Due to the way the firewire sends its signal. It just will not work. Trust me on this one. For Laptops with such Express Card slots try an older Dell E latitude series. There is also a handful of laptops out there if you search hard enough for such slots, and or still have A T.I. Firewire chipset built in. They are getting harder to find, and they are much more $$$ than the average consumer laptop sadly. The fact is people who use firewire devices are far and few between. So Hopefully manufactures of Audio devices will adapt to the USB 3.0 or the future the USB 4.0 (not out yet) instead of firewire. for an attempt at lossy formats.
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I have not used it for that purpose before. The standard connection it comes with is a USB 3.0 cable which is faster than firewire. If you have a USB 3.0 connection on your computer than great, if not it will still connect via a USB 2.0 connection but will not have the faster performance.